The Electronic Violin Project

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The Electronic Violin Project
Isabelle Fanchiu (ICAM Music Student), Professor
János Négyesy, Dr. Richard Boulanger, Trevor
Henthorn, Keith McMillen, Lee Ray, Barry Threw

• INTRODUCTION
• The earliest electronic violin was invented in
  1983.
• The U.S. Patent was filed in 1984.

CONVERSION PATH

• WIDI converts pitch into MIDI.
• Au Lab takes in the MIDI input and sends to
  Arkaos through MIDI Pipe.
• DLS MIDI Player is inserted in Au Lab (so we can
  hear it).
• Arkaos takes the MIDI input and converts it to
  images.

TECHNOLOGY

• K-BOW
• Accelerometer
• Detects motion and direction
• from the bridge
• Bluetooth
• http//beamfoundation.org

Jordan Electric Violin
Zeta Electric Violin
K-Bow (Beam Foundation Keith McMillen)

• Software Max, Logic, SoundFlower,
  Teleconference
• client, Arkaos, ArtSync, AuLab

• ARTSYNC
• Takes in audio files
• Allows user to tweak with the
• visual (color, effects)
• Outputs a video corresponding to
• the audio

• OBJECTIVES
• To test out and have a staple result with K-Bow.
• To experiment with the new technology.
• To make art (electronic violin performance).
• Interaction between the electronic violin and
  visual
• during a performance.
• Original composition for the concert in
  November.

• FUTURE
• Concert on November 22, 2008 at
• Calit2 Auditorium.
• Composition by Richard Boulanger

TOOLS
We used Jordan a lot during the testing and
recording process, but it turned out that Zeta
violin worked better with K-Bow.